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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • If LDAP authentication is required, AIX must setup LDAP client to refresh user and group caches less than a day.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If cached authentication information is out-of-date, the validity of the authentication information may be questionable.&lt;/...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • AIX must require passwords to contain no more than three consecutive repeating characters.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Passwords with excessive repeating characters may be more vulnerable to password-guessing attacks.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;...
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  • SRG-OS-000297-GPOS-00115

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  • The AIX /etc/group file must not have an extended ACL.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The "/etc/group" file contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is imp...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • AIX SSH daemon must perform strict mode checking of home directory configuration files.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If other users have access to modify user-specific SSH configuration files, they may be able to log into the system as anothe...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • AIX must turn off X11 forwarding for the SSH daemon.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;X11 forwarding over SSH allows for the secure remote execution of X11-based applications. This feature can increase the attac...
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